The Complete Guide to Surfcasting - Joe Cermele

The Complete Guide to Surfcasting

By Joe Cermele

  • Release Date: 2011-04-16
  • Genre: Sports & Outdoors

Description

From selecting tackle to reading the beach, here is a truly “complete” guide to the most popular form of saltwater angling. Saltwater expert Joe Cermele details literally everything the beginning to intermediate-level surfcaster needs to know, including:·how to select rod, reel, and line ·baits—which ones to use, how to care for them, and how to fish them·lures—how to select and how to present most effectively·knots every surfcaster must know·reading the beach·primary surf species—stripers, blues, flounder, drum and many more·fishing for pelagics: bonito, false albacore, Spanish mackerel·jetty and rock fishing·surfcasting by region, on every coast, from Maine to the Pacific Northwest·fishing the storied hotspots—Montauk, Hatteras, Padre Island and more
The Complete Guide to Surfcasting also covers driving on the beach, tools and accessories for the surfcaster, basic gear maintenance, and much more. With over 250 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that can help turn the casual surfcaster into a seasoned pro.